After an exceptionally soggy spring caused drainage issues at the field in 2015, the facilities committee started reviewing the district’s options. Two possible courses of action involved considerable labor and expense. So this past May, the group settled on a third option: to fill in the field’s low spots with 100 cubic yards of topsoil and spread grass seed. District maintenance crews got to work this month applying the fill, and seeding in those areas is now under way.

If the grass takes root in time for next spring, the field will be available for use. If not, Health and Athletics Director Michael Free is prepared to secure an alternate location for home games in the spring of 2017. As with all things related to Mother Nature, stay tuned…